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International Red Cross makes a strong call for ban on nuclear weapons

What would a nuclear war look like? And how would anyone be able to help?

What would you choose? Live or die?

The future of humanity hangs in the balance’: Why the world could not handle a nuclear attack . The Journal I.e.  Órla Ryan @orlaryan,  orla@thejournal.ie, 17 Feb 19

An expert explains how we could be “headed for a nuclear arms race”. NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE probably talked about more nowadays that at any stage since the Cold War.

There are about 14,500 such weapons in the world, with nine countries owning them. The vast majority of the weapons are owned by the US (about 6,500) and Russia (about 6,800).

Tense relations between these two countries, as well as North Korea trying to increase its nuclear capability, has increased fears about a potential nuclear race.

During the week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched a campaign calling for a global ban on nuclear weapons……….  https://www.thejournal.ie/global-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-4495766-Feb2019/

February 18, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, weapons and war